when i click on a video clip and it says transferring data from?

Question

ww.google for instance.when i watch the video clip is that downloading to my computer or am i just borrowing it as in file sharing.also does it stay on my computer.its to settle an argument .thanks

sianpu thanks for your answer so does that still stay on my hard disk.this is the disagreement we are trying to resolve

Answer 1

That is "media streaming," which means you are downloading the file while you are watching. It is the same method as other streaming on the web. It is different form downloding the file to your PC and re-play it from your computer and, watching while downloading parts of the content of the modie file.